BEIJING, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in...

Major League Soccer looks to protect its turf when some of its best players meet their counterparts from Mexico's Liga MX in the MLS All-Star Game in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. MLS over the years has made this event a referendum on the progress...

THE SEVENTH SIN: INFIGHTING For its allies, the United States sometimes covers up their wrongdoings, sometimes resorts to punishment or threat, playing with "a trick of control." By taking a carrot-and-stick approach, the United States makes the alli...

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in y...

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- At least five workers were killed, two others missing and six injured in a fire at an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, Mexico's state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), which runs the rig, said Monday. On...

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- A fire on an oil platform in southeastern Mexico left one dead and several injured and missing, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday. "We hope with all our hearts that the injured recover and t...

Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a State of Emergency for New York City on Saturday in response to the impact of Hurricane Henri on Sunday primarily on Long Island.The mayor's announcement comes hours after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a stat...